31 August 2011

McAfee Defends Its Position on Operation Shady RAT | #infosec #antivirus #cyberwar

Earlier this month, tech security firm McAfee issued a report, in which it revealed an attack that has been compromising organizations since 2006. The report is called Operation Shady RAT and is said to have infected at least 72 organizations across 14 different countries.

What's more is that the victims have been government agencies, defense contractors, and organizations such as the International Olympics Committee. From the report, it appears that the attacker, which McAfee calls a "nation state actor," was going after information regarding diplomatic, economic, and military issues such as valuable intellectual property or trade secrets.

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